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Summer of 1936
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Alan Turing submitted a paper effectively inventing the modern computer.
Participants (1)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Turing | person | 134 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015705.jpg
This document appears to be page 15 of a book or manuscript titled 'Mind over Computer,' stamped with a House Oversight footer (015705), likely part of an evidence dump related to investigations. The text discusses the history and origin of computers, highlighting Alan Turing's 1936 paper and Charles Babbage's earlier concepts, while also mentioning ancient calculating devices like the Antikythera mechanism. It includes a photograph of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2.
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